‘It’s a start:’ Ontario Indigenous firefighters note some progress in First Nations fire safety
Catastrophic 2016 house fire in Pikangikum First Nation killed 9, drew calls for improvement The organization representing Indigenous firefighters across Ontario says there’s been more government action in the past couple of years to help improve fire safety in First Nations communities but a lot of work still needs to be done. “There’s been some […]
Scotian Shelf snow-crab fishery keeps sustainability certification
Validation in fishery audit, which was ordered after deaths of North Atlantic right whales The snow-crab fishery on the Atlantic side of Nova Scotia is keeping its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) environmental sustainability certification. The validation was contained in an expedited audit of the Scotian Shelf fishery ordered after the deaths of endangered North Atlantic […]
4 personal finance apps that will make you money
What’s the one thing that every person knows about their finances? There’s never enough money. Beyond that, Laura Cole, University of Tennessee Masters Investment Learning Center director, said most people don’t know the specifics of how their paycheck is spent. And even if they do have their finances perfectly organized, Cole said many times folks […]
8 steps to organise your personal finances in the new financial year
The beginning of a new financial year is an ideal time to review your financial plan, set your financial goals for the year and plan beforehand rather than leaving everything for the last day. Let us look at 8 important actions financial advisors recommend you should take now from a personal finance perspective. 1. Review […]
Millennials need to hack retirement savings
Adulthood, after a two-decade preamble, starts quickly. You graduate college, find a job, rent an apartment, move in, buy furniture, start working, sign up for health insurance, open a bank account, apply for your first credit card and start saving for retirement. That last bit, however, is tricky. Millennials, especially younger ones just entering the […]
Retirement Savings Contributions Tax Credit
Contributing to a retirement account can be difficult for lower income households, but one can argue that it is even more important for those families to take advantage of all the retirement savings options that are possible. One of the lesser-known options applies directly to lower-income families – the credit for qualified retirement savings contributions, […]